No — it is generally not legal to freely ship “prescription cosmetics” from London pharmacies to Nairobi for commercial or retail purposes, unless the products are properly registered and approved in Kenya and cleared through the relevant regulators. In Kenya, these products fall under strict pharmaceutical and cosmetics control laws, mainly enforced by the Pharmacy…
Importing UK vitamins (health supplements) into Kenya requires several regulatory certificates and compliance documents, mainly issued or approved by the Pharmacy and Poisons Board (PPB), Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA), and in some cases KEBS under product conformity rules. These requirements ensure the vitamins are safe, properly labelled, and legally authorised for sale or distribution in…
No — commercial beauty creams from London are not automatically banned in Kenya, but they are strictly regulated and can become illegal if they contain hydroquinone above allowed limits or are not approved by regulators. In Kenya, the key issue is not the country of origin (UK/London), but the chemical composition and regulatory approval status….
Yes — an import permit or authorisation from the Pharmacy and Poisons Board (PPB) is generally required for UK health supplements shipped to Kenya, especially when the shipment is for commercial, bulk, or business use. The PPB regulates all health products and technologies under the Pharmacy and Poisons Act, and many supplements fall under its…
The standard agency documentation fee for a UK sea freight shipment is a service charge levied by a freight forwarder or shipping agent to cover the preparation, processing, and submission of export shipping documents. It is not a government or customs tax, but a commercial handling fee. For UK exports to destinations like Kenya, this…
The upfront container security deposit for a UK sea freight booking is a refundable amount charged by shipping lines or freight forwarders to cover the risk of container loss, damage, or late return (demurrage exposure) during an export shipment to destinations like Kenya. It is not a tax or customs charge, but a commercial security…
The fuel adjustment fee (also called Fuel Surcharge or FSC) charged by UK airlines for cargo to Kenya is a variable air freight add-on cost per kilogram (or percentage of the base freight rate) that adjusts depending on global jet fuel prices. It is not a tax or KRA charge—it is an airline pricing mechanism…
To double-check the Import Declaration Fee (IDF) for a UK invoice into Kenya, you need to verify that Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has correctly applied the official rate to the correct customs value. IDF is a standard import charge applied through the KenTrade Single Window System and is based on the CIF value of the…
There is no officially fixed or separately published “document scanning fee” charged by the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) as a standard line item for UK cargo or any import entry. In Kenya’s customs system (KenTrade + KRA iCMS), document handling is largely digital and included within the customs processing framework, so charges are not itemized…
Wharfage for a UK commercial textile import into Kenya (typically through the Port of Mombasa) is not calculated as a percentage of invoice value. Instead, it is charged by the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) as a flat-rate port usage fee based on container type or cargo weight/volume. 1. How KPA calculates wharfage For containerized textile…